For Immediate Release May 8, 2009		Contact: Vicki Dunham vdunham@somt.org 406-216-5327 Special Olympics Montana P.O. Box 3507 Great Falls, MT  59403

If it can wait until after the Games, please leave a message at the State headquarters in Great Falls 406-216-5327. You can email us at info@somt.org or the specific person you would like to reach as we may be checking email at random times throughout the week. See staff list. We will be back in the office, lightly staffed, starting on Monday, May 18th. We will be closed for Memorial Day weekend starting Friday May 22nd and back in the office on regular hours on May 26th.

IF IT IS URGENT...
Please call the Nerve Center at the State Games at 994-6085 and ask for the staff person on duty between the hours of 8am and 5pm. Or you may come to the Nerve Center at MSU Bozeman near the North Entry of Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.

Raffle Tickets.
Thank you for returning your tickets to the State Office before Friday May 8th. Please mail your unsold raffle tickets to Special Olympics Montana, 710 First Ave N, Great Falls, MT, 59401.

If you have arranged to turn in your last set of tickets to a staff person at the Games, please bring them to the All Volunteer Meeting Monday, May 11, 6pm Shroyer Gym or bring your remaining sold and unsold booklets to

• the Nerve Center at
• MSU Bozeman
• near the North Entry of Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
• we will set up Tuesday, May 12

Please turn them in AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE after arriving in Bozeman. We need time to count and reconcile all the tickets before the drawing on Friday. You must turn in the Reconciliation Form with your tickets.

Thank you for suporting Special Olympcis Montana.

About the 2009 Special Olympics Montana
State Summer Games:
1,000 athletes and 450 coaches from 75 teams will gather in Bozeman to compete in fourteen different sports over a three-day period. Competitions will include athletics (track & field), bowling, equestrian, bocce, gymnastics, cycling, golf, powerlifting, soccer, aquatics, triathlon, horseshoe pitching and kayaking. In addition, motor activities training for lower functioning individuals will also be offered.